Marina Escobar tees off in round one of the 2024 SEC Championship at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida.
Photo By: Maddie Washburn
The Gators posted a team score of 288 (+8) and are tied for 9th with Alabama and Vanderbilt. The trio will tee off tomorrow at 9:10 a.m. on hole 10. South Carolina leads through 18 holes behind a 5-under mark.
Escobar led the lineup with a 2-under 68 in the opening round of the postseason. In all four SEC Championship appearances, she has shot under par in round one; 71 (-1) in 2023, 67 (-5) in 2022 and 70 (-2) in 2021. The 5th-year senior made the turn bogey-free at -2 and was tied for the lead with Maisie Filler behind birdies on 11 and 15 to get to -4. Escboar sits tied for 6th and two shots off the lead with an average of 2.75 (-1) on par3s.
Filler recorded a 1-under 69 and was one of 18 golfers to shoot under par in the first round. She had a stretch of six birdies across five holes from holes 7-12. The senior owns a mark of 3.92 (-1) on par4s and is T12.
The next best score came from Inès Archer with a 73 (+3). The freshman is tied for 35th in her first career postseason appearance.
UF’s final two rounds came from Jackie Lucena’s 78 (+8) and Paula Francisco’s 79 (+9).
Following three rounds of stroke play, the top-8 teams will advance to match play.
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